New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-31

II there was no change 1, the meantime on the part sl
other operators and increase OF wages by them' you
would return 70 tho old basis. l.. .o,
Tho new manage asnt OF tao Reading has been in con
troll OF its business for little more than one tesi .,
past ten years and see II you have ever work aors
steadily. and At better average paving prices yuan
have had during the last twelve nenths lhs conpsny
has uade great efforts to main ain good prices io CO..
which means to you. certainly nnder thc siu n na1,
goad for work, because after coal rsaches
- so schuykIll iisvea ysu receive. under tha ora
basis. per ceat advance In yodr wages Win oNsIs
essI car he maintained under that old basis you VIII
always be In receipt Of good wages ~ wiz pe a'po .
she for this company 10 pay more for us ISoor lnh
otner companies do hut this company viii never pay
less than other companies pay. :, -
What you all want, believe. is to have STEADY es
ploynent at fair wages. A strike IN our mi"os Wour %
smply iscrease Of the price o. coaI az ohsr
miners great to tho Reading Company and con-
paravely greater less to This the argument we
have 10 mako % you OIL general prnases' Is HUI
But there /, srill another side to this case which
We wish pres That contract made IN SEP
tember was very fair enc. will give you cepy o' It,
Here IT ia:
The Philadelphia and Reading Goal and Iron Co%psny r arG
months or umtI JapTarv 1898 ua settlement !. wsse A.
hidepha Readne Goa an Iron ompan' is to 1'Ip
o'net 81 ", n Nv ycr ~ former rates then and
Company to return TO the par9snt OF tne = ~ 0"''
schedule OF prices as pad up 10 oSeptenipor l. 1890
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by your representatives. IL is plain In its terms We
have kept II in good faith and treaely you honestly
paying you every cent that you were entitled 10 nave
under IT, and amounting the aggregate TO very large
sums of money ami now the 3lst day VI December
hy This ayr, ement plainly cxprcssod tie 9'' "h'e
which We agreed 10 give ceases aud you. under your
part of tbc smcnt, b. nj yourseye 10 cehhue
the old basis wnch have said giVs' You c"nsldeid
bly, moro morev for labor IA case oi good prices
for c.a than realized by miners IN sther localities
Let me pre-ent tae css. in this .Ht e1pPo,e unIr
nrst day oi last october we hal tslhI tHAt we W. Ws
paving more than We ouEht to paY "a we te.iy .u
mat there wa. no likelihood of change IN the slua-
ton we had said to rou' notwithstanding eur a-!ee
mcnt have made with ven, va caEAet "Hpru u, ~nu
therefore will not pay the increase a. wages up
pose say had violated In fnst OPEN way me pan
contract Honestly made With you what would you ntss
said NJ the Realipg COMPANY 10 not ask You 10 sA
press It but think II over Ih1t contract ~ s', W."
a far one nd made with tEOrsIgh understanding O
what its contents by both partie' We nave 'll'
filed portion 10 the letter In red wou,n not 10
mai. a moment A. the head of the Rea sg companIes
ard ace co tract with miners as falry mauc a.
believe ,hst when YOU uudcrs and the situation as
eypaiued To you tu this paper answer VII. Ge 10
ouv man who ask, you thdf there Dur cOntrGcf ~lch
We Ave M 10 WIN the Roaugi the company ha.Tsr
formed It's par Of Il taifhfuY. AMI now we Hs hoAr'
men. are .s r. 20 perform eur part - u us.ls'e
are ceranly hope yon are osc.Hsr e,enrs we IN
re,sr theirs and s'oupAsa OF WORK IN err N ne' means
.'rls , " 81 -, ~, ,,,.,,r and 70 ven believe yOu
wa~cs u cxccss o. ethsrs II yon Do. then roman 81
work. under thr basis with pledge rom rs una, "e
ever there ia asy other region y"u sH"
,ot wan, Won to abandon the work. which means
a long period OF losses and To you. wlhoul tnsI
ouL hly understanding the situation, ana DcHeFc W.
shall certainly lose nothirs We gain nothing ~ pre-
and ask y.u 70 cer,der N. points make before YOU
tafe po-tou antagonistc % your own lh'errs'S az az
tho clio, ng OF ia mns' SF any ,''."u ,ii 49,. goo
suffer als'. repcat that believe Yol VII. aAHr
lion tam =, thcro IS reason Why II sAo"d De 'N~h-c